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Problem ·Mass media coverage of crime has made it hard to impanel impartial jurors
Author's Solution ·With the right jury composition
Impartiality is a property not of an individual juror but rather of the collective jury. It can be achieved via a process of deliberation among informed, curious, and even opinionated jurors.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Problem-analysis
7.
Of the following, the author's ███████ ███████ ██ ███████ ███ ███████ ████ ██████ ██ ██
Question Type
Implied
Purpose of passage
In a Problem-Analysis passage, if the author advocates for a solution, the primary purpose is to advocate for that solution. Here, the author advocates for redefining the concept of impartiality. So the purpose is to advocate for this redefinition.
a
search for compromise ███████ ██████████ ███ ███████ ██ ████ ████
This doesn’t capture the purpose of advocating for a redefinition of impartiality.
This doesn’t capture the purpose of advocating for a redefinition of impartiality. Although the author does mention effects of mass media exposure, the purpose of the passage should capture the author’s opinion. (B) doesn’t capture the author’s opinion.
c
encourage judges to ████ ███ ████ ██ ██████ █████████ ██████
This doesn’t capture the purpose of advocating for a redefinition of impartiality. The author doesn’t encourage judges to “find new ways” of ensuring impartiality. She advocates for a particular solution.
d
debate critics who ████ █████ ████ ███████ ████ ████ ██████████
This doesn’t capture the purpose of advocating for a redefinition of impartiality. The author doesn’t debate the critics of voir dire procedures; she acknowledges their points, but pivots to a different solution for the problem of impartiality.
e
argue for a ██████ ██ ███ ██████ ███████ ███ ███████ ██ ████████████
This best captures the primary purpose, which is to advocate for a redefinition of impartiality. The author wants to change how courts address impartiality by reframing impartiality and allowing people to bring in outside knowledge and prior opinions.
Difficulty
77% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%130
148
75%165
Analysis
Implied
Purpose of passage
Critique or debate
Law
Problem-analysis
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
1%
162
b
16%
165
c
4%
161
d
2%
165
e
77%
169
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